Sliding rail assembly for a sliding panel movable along a track
AssigneeQuanex Corporation
InventorsDon Quinn, Robert Martineau, Jeff Sawyers
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A sliding rail assembly (20) for a sliding panel (22), movable along a track (24) between open and closed positions, includes a runner (26) and a glide (28) for sliding engagement along the runner (26). The runner (26) is adapted to extend from the track (24). The glide (28) has an interior surface (64) disposed about the runner (26) and an exterior surface (62) adapted to extend from the sliding panel (22). A layer of polymeric material (48) is secured by an adhesive (90) to either one of the interior surface (64) of the glide (28), the runner (26), or both for facilitating sliding movement of the glide (28) along the runner (26).
Claims29
A sliding rail assembly for a sliding panel movable along a track between open and closed positions, said sliding rail assembly comprising;
- a runner adapted to extend from the track,
- a glide presenting a cross-section having an exterior surface adapted to extend from the sliding panel and an interior surface with said interior surface disposed about said runner for sliding engagement along said runner,
- a first layer of polymeric material secured to at least one of said interior surface of said glide and said runner for facilitating sliding movement of said glide along said runner, and
- a first adhesive disposed between said first layer of polymeric material and said at least one of said interior surface of said glide and said runner for adhesively securing said first layer of polymeric material to said at least one of said interior surface of said glide and said runner.
A sliding rail assembly for a sliding panel movable along a track between open and closed positions, said sliding rail assembly comprising;
- a runner adapted to extend from the track with said runner extending along a first axis and including a pair of arcs presenting an arcuate cross-section with said arcs extending in opposite directions transverse to said first axis with said first axis bisecting said arcs,
- a glide adapted to extend from the sliding panel and presenting a C-shaped cross-section extending to opposing ends with said glide defining a C-shaped cavity,
- said glide having an exterior surface and an interior surface with said interior surface facing said C-shaped cavity, a second axis bisecting said C-shaped cross-section of said glide, and
- said glide at least partially encapsulating said runner with said ends disposed about said arcs and said ends being rotatable about said arcs such that said first axis can be misaligned relative to said second axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.